Project Vida Early Childhood Center

3616 PERA AVE, El Paso, TX 79905 · El Paso County

5cited violations

0serious

7inspections & investigations

1enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 67
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
Director / administrator: Blanca Castillo
Phone: (915) 465-1191
Regulated since: Sep 12, 1997
HHSC IDs: Operation 142740 · number 517560
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Illness & medication 2
Staff background & training 2
Other 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Main categories
2026	1	Staff background & training (1)
2024	1	Staff background & training (1)
2023	1	Other (1)
2022	2	Illness & medication (2)

Enforcement actions

Seen Oct 1, 2026 — Conditions on permit (HHSC operation record)

HHSC publishes these as current flags on the operation, not as dated actions. The date shown is when this site first saw the flag. The HHSC Child Care Search has the details.

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Apr 8, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  Two caregivers were missing required annual content training.
  
  HHSC 746.1309(e) — Documented Annual Training- Required Content
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-04-24. Correction verified 2026-04-10.
HHSC inspection history
May 9, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jun 18, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  Two caregivers were missing required annual training content.
  
  HHSC 746.1309(e) — Documented Annual Training- Required Content
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-07-09. Correction verified 2024-07-09.
HHSC inspection history
Jul 20, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jul 11, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Other
  First aid kits were lacking antiseptic solution or wipes. Only one first aid kit had antiseptic wipes but there are two buildings and building A had expired antiseptic solution.
  
  HHSC 746.4003(a)(3) — First Aid Kit Incomplete - Antiseptic solution or wipes
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-07-21. Correction verified 2023-07-20.
HHSC inspection history
Jul 28, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Illness & medication
  During inspection I was informed that a child and an employee at the center had been confirmed positive for COVID-19. The center staff did not report the positive case to CCR within two days. This was corrected when the center notified CCR during the inspection and a report was made.
  
  HHSC 746.305(a)(4) — Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2022-07-28.
- Illness & medication
  During review of files two children files were missing a current immunization records.
  
  HHSC 746.603(a)(4) — Children's Records - Immunizations
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-08-04. Correction verified 2022-08-04.
HHSC inspection history
Sep 30, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history

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HHSC publishes inspections, investigations and assessments from October 2017 onward, with each cited deficiency and its risk weight. Investigation narratives, complaint files and older history require a public information request. The Texas Public Information Act (Texas Government Code Chapter 552) gives anyone the right to ask. You don't have to say why.

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Send to: HHSC Open Records Coordinator, MC-1070 · OpenRecordsRequest@hhs.texas.gov · fax 512-424-6586 · 4601 W. Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas 78751-3146 · agency instructions

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Letter text

Dear Open Records Coordinator,

Under the Texas Public Information Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 552, I request copies of the following Child Care Regulation records for Project Vida Early Childhood Center, 3616 PERA AVE, El Paso, TX 79905-2412 (operation ID 142740, operation number 517560), for January 1, 2019 to the present:

1. Every inspection, assessment and investigation report, including the deficiencies cited and the operation's corrective actions.
2. Every complaint and self-report intake and its finding.
3. Every corrective or adverse action (evaluation, probation, suspension, revocation, denial, administrative penalty) with related correspondence.
4. Every plan of action or correction the operation submitted, and HHSC's response.

I understand that information made confidential by law (for example the identities of children, families and reporters) may be redacted; please release the remainder. Please provide the records electronically by email. If the cost will exceed $40, please send me an itemized estimate first.

Thank you,

[Your name]
[Email] · [Phone]

If something is happening now, report a concern to HHSC Child Care Regulation. For suspected abuse, contact your county child protective services or law enforcement.

Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation datasets on data.texas.gov. Last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is HHSC's own wording. The categories are ours, added to help you scan. About this data.